Personal tracking and communication system and method
An individual tracking and communication system and method is presented herein. The system and method includes a wearable device adapted to be worn by a user and a caregiver device operated by a caregiver. The wearable device and caregiver device are paired to one another by being assigned to the same group via a management dashboard, and thereby allowing for communications to occur there between. The wearable device is configured to initiate and receive voice communications with the caregiver device, and to automatically initiate a communication with an emergency service if an attempt to initiate a voice communication with the caregiver device fails.
1. An individual tracking and communication system, comprising:
a wearable device comprising a body and an attachment mechanism, said body and said attachment mechanism being adapted to be attached to a user, said wearable device further comprising a first processor and a first memory in communication with said first processor,
a caregiver device comprising a second processor and a second memory in communication with said second processor,
wherein said wearable device and said caregiver device are paired to one another,
said wearable device comprising a communication module and a location module, said communication module of said wearable device being configured to initiate and receive voice communications with said caregiver device, wherein said communication module of said wearable device is configured to automatically initiate a communication with an emergency service if an attempt to initiate a voice communication with said caregiver device fails,
a management module executable by a third processor, said management module being configured to monitor a plurality of wearable devices and a plurality of caregiver devices, wherein said plurality of wearable devices and said plurality of caregiver devices are assigned to at least one of a plurality of groups, and
wherein said plurality of caregiver devices comprise an assigned shift defining at least one temporal range, wherein said plurality of caregiver devices can only communicate with said wearable devices that are assigned to a corresponding one of said plurality of groups and only during said at least one temporal range.
2. The system as recited in claim 1 wherein said wearable device is configured to communicate current location information to said caregiver device, said current location information being determined by said location module of said wearable device.
3. The system as recited in claim 2 wherein said wearable device is configured to communicate emergency status notifications to said caregiver device upon the occurrence of an event.
4. The system as recited in claim 1 wherein said wearable device comprises a geofence defined via said caregiver device, wherein when said location module of said wearable device determines that said wearable device is located outside of the geofence, said wearable device is configured to communicate a corresponding emergency status notification to said caregiver device.
5. The system as recited in claim 1 wherein said wearable device is paired with a plurality of caregiver devices.
6. The system as recited in claim 1 wherein said caregiver device is paired with a plurality of wearable devices.
7. The system as recited in claim 1 wherein said attachment mechanism of said wearable device comprises a locking mechanism disposable between a locked and an unlocked position.
8. The system as recited in claim 7 wherein said caregiver device is configured to selectively dispose said locking mechanism from said locked position to said unlocked position.
9. The system as recited in claim 7 wherein only said caregiver device is configured to selectively dispose said locking mechanism from said locked position to said unlocked position.
10. The system as recited in claim 1 wherein said plurality of caregiver devices can only communicate with said wearable devices that are assigned to a corresponding one of said plurality of groups.
11. An individual tracking and communication system, comprising:
a plurality of wearable devices each comprising a body and an attachment mechanism, said body and said attachment mechanism being adapted to be attached to a user, each of said plurality of wearable device further comprising a first processor and a first memory in communication with said first processor,
a plurality of caregiver devices each comprising a second processor and a second memory in communication with said second processor,
said plurality of wearable devices comprising a communication module and a location module, said communication module of each of said plurality of wearable device being configured to initiate and receive voice communications with at least one of said plurality of caregiver devices,
wherein said plurality of wearable devices and said plurality of caregiver devices are assigned to at least one of a plurality of groups,
wherein said plurality of caregiver devices further comprise an assigned shift defining at least one temporal range, wherein said plurality of caregiver devices are configured to only display a list of said wearable devices that are assigned to a corresponding one of said plurality of groups during said at least one temporal range.
12. The system as recited in claim 11 further comprising a management module executed by a third processor, said management module being configured to monitor said plurality of wearable devices and said plurality of caregiver devices, and wherein said management module configured to assign said groups to said plurality of wearable devices and said plurality of caregiver devices, and to assign said shifts to said plurality of caregiver devices.
13. The system as recited in claim 11 wherein said plurality of wearable devices comprises a geofence, wherein when said location module of a corresponding one of said plurality of wearable device determines that said corresponding one of said plurality of wearable device is located outside of the geofence, said corresponding one of said plurality of wearable device is configured to communicate an emergency status notification to at least one of said plurality of caregiver devices.
14. The system as recited in claim 11 wherein said communication module of said plurality wearable devices is configured to automatically initiate a communication with an emergency service if an attempt to initiate a voice communication with at least one of said plurality of caregiver device fails.
15. An individual tracking and communication system, comprising:
a wearable device comprising a body and an attachment mechanism, said body and said attachment mechanism being adapted to be attached to a user, said wearable device further comprising a first processor and a first memory in communication with said first processor,
a caregiver device comprising a second processor and a second memory in communication with said second processor,
wherein said wearable device and said caregiver device are paired to one another,
said wearable device comprising a communication module and a location module, said communication module of said wearable device being configured to initiate and receive voice communications with said caregiver device, wherein said communication module of said wearable device is configured to automatically initiate a communication with an emergency service if an attempt to initiate a voice communication with said caregiver device fails,
a management module executable by a third processor, said management module being configured to monitor a plurality of wearable devices and a plurality of caregiver devices, and
wherein said plurality of caregiver devices comprise an assigned shift defining at least one temporal range, wherein said plurality of caregiver devices can only communicate with said wearable device during said at least one temporal range.